The Busy Day (Scenario)

question 38

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The Busy Day (Scenario)
Munir Jamil, plant manager at Control Systems Inc., sighed as he sipped his first cup of coffee at 5 a.m. and read his agenda for the day. He is giving two company tours in the morning: the first to a newspaper reporter who is writing a story on the new plant expansion, and the second to a group of Control Systems managers . Munir then has a meeting with the unit manager, Fadi, to discuss Fadi's recent drop in performance (a task Munir always hates) . Next, Munir is spending a couple of hours reviewing the trade journals he receives from his high-tech association and writing up a brief synopsis for his presentation next week to the division president. Finally, in the late afternoon, he will be reviewing the new equipment malfunction and deciding whether to bring in extra people to get the equipment running as soon as possible. Whew! Just another day in the glamorous life of a manager.
-Together, all of the functions that Munir performs during his busy day correspond to the management roles discovered in the late 1960s by which one of the following management researchers?

• A) Herzberg
• B) Fayol
• C) Mintzberg
• D) Skinner

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Definitions:

Thallus

(Pl., thalli) The simple body of an alga, fungus, or nonvascular plant that lacks roots, stems, or leaves (e.g., a liverwort thallus or a lichen thallus).

Archegonia

The female reproductive organ in ferns, mosses, and some gymnosperms, where the egg cell is produced and fertilization occurs.

Sperm

Male reproductive cells designed to fertilize female eggs in sexual reproduction.

Gametophyte

A stage in the life cycle of plants and algae that undergoes alternation of generations, responsible for producing gametes.